GOVERNMENT OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:3515 ANSWERED ON:07.12.2016 Nadiyad Modasa Railway Line Chauhan Shri Devusinh Jesingbhai

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a) the action taken for extending the Nadiyad-Modasa railway line to Shamlaji;

(b) the action taken after the survey of Arnej-Tarapur, Bhavnagar-Tarapur and Nadiyad-Dhoka railway line; and

(c) whether the Government proposes to allow similar facility in other superfast trains and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor? Answer

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3515 BY SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 07.12.2016 REGARDING NADIYAD MODASA RAILWAY LINE

(a)& (c): On Shamlaji Road- Modasa- Kapadvanj- route, Shamlaji Road- Modasa new line (23 Km) has been taken up as a Material Modification to -Himmatnagar-Udaipur gauge conversion project. No expenditure has been done on this section in 2015-16 although ` 123.60 crore has been spent in 2015-16 on the entire project. Land acquisition for Modasa-Shamlaji section is being done with the help of State Government of . The issue of train services on this section will be taken up at the time of commissioning of new line.

(b): Surveys for Arnej-Tarapur (45.62 km), Bhavnagar-Tarapur (136 km) and Nadiad-Dholka (50.90 km) have been completed. As per survey reports, the cost of construction has been assessed as ` 468.20 crore, ` 745 crore and ` 976.60 crore with the rate of return of (-) 4.71%, (-) 0.86% and 0.93% respectively. Un-remunerative nature of the proposed new lines, huge throwforward of ongoing projects and limited overall availability of funds, preclude the Railways to take up these new lines projects.

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